Friday, October 22, 2010

Placewise Gujarat Travel Guide

Gujarat's most populated cities

Gandhinagar — administrative capital of Gujarat, city of Akshardham Temple and the second planned Green City

Ahmedabad — Manchester of the East, commercial capital of Gujarat, home of Mahatma Gandhi’s Ashram and the World’s finest Textile Museum

Bhavnagar — busy industrial centre, base for journeys to nearby sites

Jamnagar — home to the world’s largest Grass-Root Refinery complex

Junagadh — city of ancient Ashokan Stone Edicts

Rajkot — former capital of the state of Saraushtra

Surat — Diamond City, famous for mouth watering Surati food

Vadodara — Cultured City, Oxford of Gujarat

Other Destinations

* Pirotan Island

* Dholavira - Harappan (Indus) Civilization Site.

* Champaner - UNESCO World Heritage Sites.

* Lothal - Well planed Harappan (Indus) Civilization Port.

* Rani ni Vav - A famous stepwell (1304 AD.)

* The Sun Temple Modhera – 1000 years old famous Sun Temple.

* The Somanath - Glory of the Somnath temple attracted Islamic looter (Mahmud of Ghazni). That time temple is so wealthy that it had 1000 priest and 300 musicians. The temple is located on beach of Arabian Sea.

* The Dwarka - The Dwarka is believed to have been built by Lord Krishna himself. The temple must have been erected during the period of Mughal Emperor, Akbar.



Placewise Gujarat
Travel Guide
Ahmedabad
Alang
Ambaji
Balasinaor
Balaram
Baroda
Bhavnagar
Bharuch
Bhuj
Bhaucharaji
Bet Dwarka
Champaner
Chorwad
Chotta Udaipur
Dabhoi
Dakor
Diu
Dwarka
Gandhidham
Gandhinagar
Girnar
Gondal
Halvad
Hajira
Hindolgarh
Jamnagar
Junagadh
Kandla
Kutch Mandvi
Lothal
Mahudi
Mandvi
Mehsana
Modhera
Morbi
Nalsarovar
Navsari
Palanpur
Palitana
Patan
Porbandar
Poshina
Rajkot
Siddhpur
Saputara
Shamlaji
Somnath
Surat
Udwada
Utelia
Vadnagar
Velavadar
Wankaner
Zainabad

 
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